PEARL RIVER CO., Miss. (WLOX) - Officials have identified the victim of a fatal wreck on Highway 43 in Pearl River County on Thursday.

According to officials, a 1994 GMC log truck driven by 65-year-old Billy Jefferson of Kokomo was traveling south on Highway 43 when it ran off the right side of the roadway and collided with a tree.

As a result, Jefferson received fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

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